Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-04-14
THE HADDOCK MURDER.
Trial Of John Arensdorf nj Sioux City
for the Crime,

Iriui vi Jehh ArchsuOri nv siouA SisJ
for the Crime,
The Case Nearing Its Ciose--States Tes-
Imony I'm Rcbuttal Of Thator
the Defense.
Sioux City, April 5.--John Dederick
sworn: Have lived In Sioux City four
years; am o laborer, remember the night
Rev. ,Haddock was killed; was in Lerch's
saloon on Pearl street when the shot was
fired; know Bismarck. Bismarck was
with me about 10 o'clock. He was not
very sober; think II was about 10 O. clock
when the shot was fired; Bismarck was
with me when the shot was fired; we
were on the corner of Fifth and Pearl
streets; Swan Anderson, brick mason.
stood about $50 feet west Of the bridge
when the shot was fired and looked back
and saw some parties running north on
Water street; could see tho bridge almost
as well as in the day time and did not see
or hear any one cross it.
j. G. Peterson, alias Juhl, was called;
Live In Sioux City. Came here FIVE years
ago; work ut the pork house; was at my
brothers house on Seventh street the
night Mr.. Haddock was killed; after sup
per went to the German Hotel on West
Third street to get aglass OF beer, Came
back and went up Water street and
stopped on Sixth street bridge; this was
10 minutes to 10. Then l came back
south on Water street and stood in the
Lone Star restaurant to keep out of the
rain; saw buggy go by; saw aman on
the crossing from the Columbia House;
man came from behind him and shot him.
The man who did tho shooting ran north
on Water street. He had on black rub
Der coat and light brown hat (witncss
identified hat as the one the murderer
wore). The men had on light pants.
Have been we'll acquainted with John
Arensdof for five years. 1t was not John
Arensdorf who fired the shot l was
afraid and started for home about two
minutes after the shooting; remained in
Sioux City about twelve DAYS after the
murder, then went to Nebraska City. then
to Norfolk. Marshal Stanley came there
to see me about the murder told him
who did the shooting. told him il was
Leavitt. told man named Thompson
who l thought did the shooting and he
came to Norfolk and told officers there.
marshal STANLEY came over ana brought
me to Sioux City.
This is the witness that made state
ment to Marshal Stanley last November,
and who afterwards made sworn state
ments to several other parties. For the
past few weeks he has been living with
G. w. Kellogg one of the attorneys for
the defense, and in the cross examination
was badly worsted.
Sioux City, April 6.--James Junk, ut
whose saloon the crowd gathered before
going to the scene Of the murder, was
called and swore that he did not pay the
hack driver, for going to Greenville as
Leavitt testified and also that Leavitt
never told HIM who shot Haddock.
Joe Barsch, saloon keeper, testified
that Leavitts character was bad and on
cross examination admitted having paid
S25 toward the support of the Saloon
Keepers Union last summer. ..
Clerk of the Court Bolton testified to
approving Leavitts bond on conspiracy
charge but none was ever presented on
murder charge.
Sheriff Mcdonald testified to serving
warrant on Leayitt on a murder charge.
but said he was not now In CUSTODY on
that charge.
Henry Vanningham swore that the at
torneys for the defense had visited HIM
and told him what they wanted him to
swear to but he could not do so.
j. G. Hart was then called and said:
Have lived in Sioux City off and on since
1889; lived here in August, 1886. After
supper at the Milwaukee House, Aug. 3.
I came up town; stopped on the corner
of Fourth and Nebraska streets; met
Paul Leader there; went into the English
Kitchen and had glass Of beer when
we went down to John Orton's saloon.
Then we went to Junk's saloon; saw
James Collard and John Arensdorf in
| Junk's; Arensdorf had on blue suit;
also saw II. j. Leavitt there; he had on n
white hat and rubber coat; can't tell what
| kind of pants he had on; remained in the
saloon about ten minutes; saw Leavitt and
his party go out; don't know whether
Arensdorf went out or mott there were
| about men with Leavitt, and they went
west on Fourth street; Paul Leader and |
| followed the crowd who stopped near
the corner Of Fourth and Water streets;
Leader and l went on past the crowd,
and when passing, some one
took off Leaders hat and put another on
his head; understand it was Lcavtt
who took off Leaders hat and put an.
other on his head; Leader and | passed
on and turned south on Water street;
when about so feet on Water street heard
n shot, looked around and saw one man
staggering and another man running
away; the man ran north to the black
smith shop; he had on light pants and a
rubber coat; we stood still a moment and
then ran south and went home to the
Milwaukee House. reaching there about
! II O. clock; know John Arensdorf; he is
not the man vino fired the shot; Arens
| dorf was not in the crowd on the corner
| of First and Water streets.
| On cross-cxamination the witness could
not tell the color of the clothes worn by
any other parties at Junk's nor how much
beer he drank that night. Neither he
nor Leader turned back after starting to
see who was shot, but went straight. to
the Milwaukee House. which is kept by
Leader: mentioned the matter first to the
attorney for the defense about month
and has talked with them frequently
since.
There has been much interest to hear
testimony Of the consplrators. and this
was gratitied to some extent to-day when
Paul Leader was placed on the stand.
His story is substantially as follows:
Have lived here since 1884, lived at the
corner of Nebraska and Second streets,
August, 1886; August 30 was at the court
house about 9p. M; was at the New
England bakery and was going home
when I met Mr. Hart at the corner of
Nebraska and Fourth streets; we went
into English's kitchen; have known
Arensdorf since have been in Sioux
CITY; I wore a brown straw hat: two
hats being shown the witness took the
Leavitt hat and said, this looks like the
braid etc, but was very different from
when he had it) went to the Bank Elk.
change saloon. got glass of beer or a
cigar, and thence to Junk's. Hart was
with me; met Arensdorf and others; as
we walked right through into the rear of
the room recognized Leavitt; remained in
Junks five or six minutes; Arensdorf was
not in that crowd at the corner Of Fourth
and Water streets; Arensdorf is not the
man who fired the shot; Leayitt wore a
light hat, rubber coat and light pants;
Leavitt and all others went out together;
did not go with them; went out with
Hart second or two after Leayitt We
left Arensdorf in Junk's. The crowd,